Britford is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.

Retail in Britford

There are great places to visit near Britford including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.

The area around Britford boasts some of the best historic monuments including Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury.

There are a several good ancient sites in the Britford area like Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle.

The area around Britford's best historic buildings can be found at Avebury Manor.

Britford's best nearby country parks can be found at Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.

There are a number of lakes near to Britford including Coate Water.

Lydiard Park is a great place to visit close to Britford if you like parks.

There are a number of villages near to Britford including Ashton Keynes.

Britford History

There are some historic monuments around Britford:

• Bowl barrow 370m east of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bowl barrow 250m north west of Lake House
• Ten round barrows forming the Lake Down round barrow cemetery and a section of linear boundary crossing Lake Down
• Two barrows NW of Little Down
• Long barrow on Little Toyd Down, 760m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
• Long barrow, Winterbourne
• Templeman's Farm round barrow
• Bell barrow, three bowl barrows and gas testing trenches on Idmiston Down
• A pond barrow and a bowl barrow 200m south east of St Mary's Church forming outliers to a round barrow cemetery at Winterbourne Gunner
• Roman earthwork
• Enclosure NW of Downbarn West
• Knoll Camp hillfort, cross dyke, linear earthwork and hollow ways near Damerham Knoll
• Newton Barrow
• Bowl barrow 650m ESE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bowl barrow on Homington Down, 725m south of Tottens Farm
• Milford Hill Bridge
• Barrows forming part of a cemetery, 320m north west of The Pheasant Hotel
• The Giant's Chair bell barrow
• Barrow in Wilton Park
• Medieval pottery kilns, Milford Farm
• Bowl barrow 680m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Clearbury Down round barrow
• Figsbury Ring
• The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon
• The Poultry Cross
• Fussell's long barrow
• Churchyard cross
• City rampart E of Council House
• Long barrow 700m north-west of Tenantry Farm
• Round barrow SE of Cowdown Farm
• Group of barrows W of Hooklands Plantation
• Bowl barrow 250m south of Westfield Farm buildings
• Churchyard cross
• Gomeldon deserted village
• Duck's Nest: a long barrow on Rockbourne Down
• Bowl barrow on Little Toyd Down, 650m south west of Grims Lodge Farm
• Grim's Ditch
• Barrows in Bath Hole and Bury Hill Plantations
• Romano-British settlement at Stratford sub Castle
• Packhorse bridge
• Bowl barrow 450m ENE of Manor Farm: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Earthwork W of Woodford Clump
• Bronze Age enclosure and two bowl barrows 520m north east of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
• Wick Down round barrow
• Group of barrows on North Hill Down
• Bowl barrow 260m SSE of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• The Giant's Grave long barrow
• Three bowl barrows 200m east of Manor Farm: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Bowl barrow 300m north west of Lake House
• Bell barrow and bowl barrow 500m NNW of Long Orchard
• Bowl barrow 200m east of Lake Down round barrow cemetery north of Rox Hill
• Bowl barrow 535m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Deserted medieval village, a bowl barrow, and part of a prehistoric field system opposite Lake House in Lake Bottom
• Bell barrow 300m ENE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Woodbury ancient villages
• Bowl barrow 50m west of the Battery Hill triangulation point
• Bell barrow 250m NNE of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Rockbourne Down, Spring Pond enclosure
• Ruined church of SS Mary and Nicholas
• Whitsbury hillfort
• Harnham Bridge
• Bowl barrow 440m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Heale Hill round barrows and earthworks
• Bowl barrow 430m north west of Northdown Barn
• Clearbury Ring
• Ancient cultivation terraces
• 'Ende Burgh' long barrow
• Linear boundary earthwork 250m west of Stockport
• Roman road between A30 main road and Winterslow Corner
• Two bowl barrows 700m south of Springbottom Farm buildings
• Horse Barrow
• Bowl barrow 100m north of Rox Hill Clump
• Two bowl barrows 265m south of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: part of a group of round barrows on Porton Down
• Ogbury camp
• Saucer barrow 400m north east of the sports ground: one of a group of round barrows north west of Idmiston Down
• Bell barrow, bowl barrow and section of hollow way 600m NNW of Long Orchard
• Round barrow E of Downbarn West
• Village cross
• Bowl barrow 50m south west of Rox Hill Clump
• Medieval manorial buildings (uninhabited parts)
• Long barrow 600yds (550m) SE of Vanity
• Mizmaze on Breamore Down
• Bowl barrow 200m WNW of Lake House
• Two disc barrows and two bowl barrows 900m north of Moll Harris's Clump on Idmiston Down
• Odstock Copse earthwork
• Long barrow in Round Clump
• Old Sarum
• Clarendon Palace
• Giant's Grave: a long barrow 400m north-west of Down Farm
• Long barrow 140m WSW of the Battery Hill triangulation point
• Section of a linear boundary from 350m north east of Westfield Farm on Lake Down to Lake Bottom
• St Michael's Priory
• Bowl barrow 530m SSW of the southern corner of Moll Harris's Clump: one of a group of round barrows on Porton Down